Darlene, from Blazing Hot Wok (Portland, Oregon, USA)Bison Burgerhttp://www.blazinghotwok.com/2009/04/real-american-food.htmlAnother burger! But, this one is made with "America's original red meat": bison. Bison is leaner and healthier than beef, and in most cases, more humanely raised than the standard feedlot cattle. Is it just as delicious? You bet it is. Bring this one on too!

We first did a Canadian version of onion soup, using turkey stock and Oka cheese, figuring to pair it with America's great sandwiches (or burgers). However, serendipitously spying a recipe for muffuletta left on a messy table led to a craving of said sandwich -- and what we thought to be a more appropriate entry! The muffuletta is a genuinely American creation, invented by a Sicilian immigrant in New Orleans.

Thank you to all who entered!

It seems like we did not stray much from the conception that American food is all about burgers, hotdogs, and sandwiches. Are these really what most Americans eat on most days?

And hey -- sandwiches? Burgers? Is that really what Americans eat? How about muffins? Cupcakes? Mac n cheese? Casseroles of any sort?

What are other American foods?

We move on, though, to the next region of Regional Recipes. We choose...

[drumroll]

TURKEY!

We can't wait to see the entries for this one!

Regional Recipes, a blogging event created by Blazing Hot Wok that celebrates food from all over the world.

What did I say about there being at least a couple burger entries. You'd think that's all we eat! But as a kid I never ate burgers. It was all Thai food until I started making money babysitting and could go to McDonalds :-)

When you named Turkey I totally had a brain fart for a split second and thought: why are they naming an ingredient?! Duh.